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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
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S. Pléimeann
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    1. Why is a little dog's tail like the heart of a tree?
    A. Because it is farthest from the bark.
    2. Queen Victoria built a ship,
    An' in that ship her daughter sat,
    An' I would be blamed if I told her name,
    An' that's three times I told it.
    A. Anne is her name.
    3. When is a boxer's eye like a barrel?
    A. When its bunged up.
    4. What is the highest figure on a two foot rule?
    A. Nine.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Milmoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilronan, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Milmoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Kilronan, Co. Roscommon